Export Info/Licences - Uganda
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Quick information guide
Top Product Exports
- Coffee;
- Fish & fish products;
- Base metals & products;
- Sugar;
- maize;
- Beans & other pulses;
- Tea;
- Tobacco;
- Cocoa; and Edible fats & oils
Top Service Exports
- Tourism & travel;
- Transport;
- Construction;
- IT & IT enabled services;
- Financial services; and
- Professional services
Contact details:
Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives
Plot 6/8, Parliamentary Avenue
Kampala-Uganda, P.O.Box 7103
Telephone: +256-312 324 000
+256 312 324 268
Email mintrade@mtic.go.ug
Web: www.mtic.go.ug
Exporting from Uganda
“Exporting can be a profitable way of expanding your business, spreading your risks and reducing your dependence on the local market.” – Uganda Export Promotion Board
Incentives for Exporters
- Foreign Exchange Liberalisation - freedom to retain and repatriate up to 100% of your export earnings
- Value Added Tax (VAT) Exemption - exports are generally tax-exempt (zero-rated)
- Duty Drawback & Manufacturing Under Bond - options for manufacturers of goods for export;
- using imported raw material before paying the due taxes - manufacturing under bond scheme
- request for a tax refund of up to 100% - on imported raw material for exported goods
- Preferential Market Access - products of Ugandan origin have preferential tariff treatment in several countries and trade blocks including:
EAC; COMESA; EU; AGOA;
China; Morocco; India South Korea
Documents requirement, Licenses and Permits
Permits and licenses required to export minerals, fish, timber, hides & skins, coffee etc...